شتانَ يابنَ فلانٍ

شتانَ يابنَ فلانٍ

تعاستي وسُعودُكْ

تعاستي وسُعودُكْ

How far apart, O son of so-and-so,

How different, O son of so-and-so

are my misfortune and your good fortune!

My misery and your happiness

أنا يُدَوِّدُ قَزِّي

أنا يُدَوِّدُ قَزِّي

وأنتَ قزَّزَ دودُكْ

وأنتَ قزَّزَ دودُكْ

As for me, my silk becomes worm-infested;

I churn butter

while for you, your worms have spun silk.

While you churn worms